Hey, Bomb Squad, welcome to Radio Cherry Bomb. I'm your host, Carrie Diamond. You might be wondering, where is the usual theme music? Well, this is a special Radio Cherry Bomb miniseries called New Ways for the Holidays. Over the next few weeks, I'll be chatting with Cherry Bomb's favorite entertaining experts to get their tips and tricks on decorating, cooking, virtual celebrations,

and more. We know the holidays are going to be very different this year, and we want to help

you make the season special, no matter how you're celebrating. On today's premiere episode, we have

none other than Cherrybaum Fave, Athena Calderon of Isswoon.

She's an interior designer, cookbook author, entertaining pro, and podcaster.

Athena has even branched into designing housewares

and has collaborated with other creatives on beautiful, luxurious pieces

that you can find on her brand new website, Athena-caldron.com.

So stay tuned for my conversation with the lovely Athena.

If you're new to the world of Cherrybaum,

be sure to head over to cherrybomb.com to learn more.

You can subscribe to Cherrybaum magazine while you're over there,

or become a member of Cherrybaum and join us for special events

and monthly membership meetings.

Also, thank you to the Wines of Sicily for sponsoring today's episode and supporting our new

Ways for the Holidays miniseries. Gosh, I would love to be in Sicily right now, drinking some

Sicilian wine, and I'm sure most of you feel the same way. So let's hear a word from

winemaker Giovanna Caruso. Ciao to all of you, Cherrybum read the listeners out there. My name is

Giovanna Caruso, and I'm a winemaker from Sicily. My family's story goes back to 800s when my grandfather Nino started our business.

Today, my sister Rosanne and I are committed to both the proud winemaking tradition of Sicily and the future of winemaking.

I piece of my heritage in our wines and there's nothing I love more than when people discover the beautiful

wines of Sicily.

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